Enslaved people openly or actively resisted enslavement by running away from the plantation.
Many slaves, facing the impossibility of having freedom and a decent life, resisted enslavement openly by running away from the harsh labor and living conditions of plantations. The majority had to run long distance on foot to a safer place. In the U.S.'s for example, before and during the Civil War (1861-65), runaways tried to reach safety in a free state or in Canada.